COLOMBO — Sri Lanka continues to grapple with the human toll of Cyclone Ditwah, which triggered devastating floods and ...

No passengers were injured in the accident, which occurred some 110 miles by road east of the capital Colombo. Railway authorities said an investigation was underway, and engineers were trying to put ...

Wildlife authorities in Sri Lanka on Sunday found seven carcasses of young elephants believed to have drowned in the biggest single loss of the animals in five years. An official said the onset of the ...

As of July , about 198 wild elephants were reported dead over the first seven months of the year in Sri Lanka. The cumulative ...

Colombo — A Sri Lankan express train killed an elephant and was derailed on Tuesday despite safety measures introduced after the country's worst wildlife railway accident three months ago on the same ...

Sri Lankan police have arrested three men accused of burning a wild elephant alive, an act that has drawn widespread outrage ...

They were placed on remand until 24 December pending further investigations into the incident, which sparked widespread revulsion after the footage was shared on social media.

Sri Lanka recently carried out a three-day elephant survey by counting the animals as they visited watering holes across the country. It’s the first such survey carried out since 2011, when Sri ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Judy Koutsky covers adventure, luxury and family travel. It’s the elephant that for 2,000 years has defined Sri Lanka. It’s ...

An elephant in South Africa’s Addo Elephant National Park has discovered that to access water protected by an electrified fence, one has to think like a leopard. The accompanying footage shows the ...